Seat LEON Owner's Manual page 69

CAUTION
To prevent damage to the engine, the rev
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counter needle should only remain in the red
zone for a short period of time.
When the engine is cold, avoid high revs
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and heavy acceleration and do not make the
engine work hard.
For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear in time reduces fuel con-
sumption and noise.
Rev counter
The rev counter indicates the number of en-
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gine revolutions per minute Fig. 82
Together with the gear-change indicator, the
rev counter offers you the possibility of using
the engine of your vehicle at a suitable
speed.
The start of the red zone on the dial indicates
the maximum engine speed which may be
used briefly when the engine is warm and af-
ter it has been run in properly. Before reach-
ing this range, you should change to a higher
gear for vehicles with a manual gearbox or for
automatic gearboxes put the selector lever in
"D" or take your foot off the accelerator ped-
al.
Instruments and warning/control lamps
We recommend that you avoid high revs and
that you follow the recommendations on the
gear-change indicator. Consult the additional
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page 74, Gear-change in-
information in
dicator.
CAUTION
Never allow the rev counter needle
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Fig. 82 to go into the red zone on the scale
for more than a very brief period, otherwise
there is a risk of engine damage.
For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear early will help you to save
fuel and minimise emissions and engine
noise.
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Displays on screen
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A: bonnet open; B: rear lid open; C:
Fig. 83
front left door open; D: rear right door open
(5-door vehicles only).
A variety of information can be viewed on the
instrument panel display
pending on the vehicle equipment:
Bonnet, rear lid and doors open
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● Information and warning texts.
Mileage.
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Fig. 82 de-
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Fig. 83.
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